Writing Archives - Trisha Gee

Summer Reading 2023

November 13, 2024July 31, 2023 Trisha Gee

I’m about to jet off on my sunny* summer holidays, so it’s a good time to leave you with my recommended reading and learning. Are they all my books and content? Yes. But I do have discounts and deals for them, so that’s something, right? Working With Code in IntelliJ IDEA (Online course) I’ve just … Read more

What should every Java programmer know?

April 19, 2023April 18, 2023 Trisha Gee

Front cover for the book "97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know"

Preface to 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting. Plutarch What should every Java programmer know? It depends. It depends on who you ask, why you ask, and when you ask. There are at least as many suggestions as there are … Read more

New! Landing page for Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA

March 17, 2023 Trisha Gee

Background image of the colours in the Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA book

One of the things you have to do as a self published author is marketing. I mean, obviously you have to do EVERYTHING as a self published author, that’s the thing. I’ve just finished creating a landing page for Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA. It’s one of those things that should be "easy" and "quick", … Read more

Tools and Processes for Collaborating on a Book Remotely

December 13, 2022December 12, 2022 Trisha Gee

Screenshot of Helen and Trisha using Code With Me to collaborate

My last post was about the history of writing Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA. Which was mostly for my own gratification, to help me realise just how much time and energy went into it. What people mostly ask me about, though, is the tools we used to write the book and the process we used to collaborate.

Writing A Book Is Hard

December 12, 2022December 1, 2022 Trisha Gee

Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA book cover

Hey Helen, I know you were disappointed you missed out on a chance to contribute to 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know, do you want to write a book with me?
Trisha Gee, Spring 2020

That's how it started.

It's that easy.

[Maniacal laughter in the background]

I have long wanted to write a book. It didn't really matter what type of book (novel, technical) or on which topic (I have opinions on everything). I wanted My Name On The Front Of A Book. I wanted to be An Author. I knew Helen also wanted to be An Author, and that by working together we could keep each other accountable and actually do this.